“Righteous people will find joy in the Lord and take refuge in Him” (Psalm 64:10).  There is only One who is truly righteous – Jesus Christ, God’s Son. He has died for us. Now, we are righteous in Him.Our righteousness is based on His righteousness. Our forgiveness comes from this – Jesus died on the […]

Read More Receiving The Lord’s Joy And Growing In His Joy

“O my strength, I watch for You! God is my stronghold, my merciful God! … O my strength, I will make music to praise You! God is my stronghold, my merciful God!” (Psalm 59:9,17). Watching for the Lord means looking away from ourselves, in our weakness, to Him, in His strength. When we look away from our weakness […]

Read More Growing In The Strength Of The Lord

Psalm 33:1-12  Worship the Lord with joy (Psalm 33:1,3). We give thanks for the Word of the Lord and the work of the Lord. They show us His love. They assure us that He can be trusted (Psalm 33:4-5). We learn that He is the ‘forever’ God. He opens His “heart” to us (Psalm 33:11). […]

Read More In Love, God Shows Us The Way To Happiness.

“Your mercy is better than life itself. So I will thank You as long as I live” (Psalm 63:3-4). As we travel on our journey through our life on earth, enjoying God’s blessings, let’s not forget to give thanks to the Lord. His blessings are great. He is greater than all His blessings. 

Read More God’s blessings are great. He is greater than all His blessings.

“I call to God Most High, to the God who does everything for me.  He sends His help from heaven and saves me” (Psalm 57:2-3). Beyond all human help, there is the help that comes to us from “God Most High.” He is “the God who does everything for me.” His help comes to us “from […]

Read More God Most High – The God Who Does Everything For Me

Psalm 19:1-14 The glory of God in creation – general revelation The glory of God in Christ – special revelation The link between the two is the glory of God, shining through the written Word of God. Creation shows us the greatness of God’s power. Christ shows us the greatness of God’s love. In creation, […]

Read More How are we to move beyond appreciating the beauty of nature to living the life of holiness?

“God has spoken once. I have heard it said twice” (Psalm 62:10). Some things are  worth repeating! Again and again, God speaks to us of His great love for us. He loves us. He emphasizes this point. He says to us, ‘Make sure that you don’t miss this.’ If, in our preaching of God’s Word, […]

Read More A Real Word From The Lord